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Saab plans jet facility in Indiana
Saab serves as a top supplier to Boeing on a US$9.2 billion contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force last year to build at least 351 T-X training jets.
Government of Canada challenging small businesses to innovate
Asked to develop solutions for Canada Border Services Agency and other departments.
‘You are free to leave’: How the case against Mark Norman ended
Vice-Admiral was charged with breach-of-trust over leaked documents.
U.S. threatens to pull F-35 from jet competition over industrial requirements
Libs asking CF-18 replacement bidders to re-invest some of the purchase contract in Canadian industry.
Boeing prepares plant for likely Air Force F-15 orders
The Chicago-based company began ramping up its F-15 production line near St. Louis.
National Defence lowballing cost of used Aussie fighters: budget officer [UPDATED]
The Trudeau government is buying the 18 Australian planes and up to seven spares to bolster Canada’s aging CF-18s.
PMO ordered review that spawned measures that could help SNC Lavalin: memo
Trudeau’s staff directed Public Service and Procurement Canada to consult in 2017 on both its overall integrity regime and the possibility of introducing formal alternatives to prosecuting financial crimes.
RCMP charges another official in connection with alleged shipbuilding leak
Matthew Matchett, who was suspended without pay from his job at Public Services and Procurement Canada in October, is due to appear in court on March 5.
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FLIR Systems to acquire Endeavor Robotics
Endeavor is a developer of battle-tested, tactical unmanned ground vehicles for the global military, public safety and critical infrastructure markets.
Mark Norman lawyers protest ‘strategy’ talks between Crown, federal lawyers
Norman was suspended as the military’s second-in-command in January 2017 and charged last March with one count of breach of trust for allegedly leaking government secrets.
Canada to keep paying for F-35 development as fighter jet competition ramps up
The F-35 is one of four planes currently slated to participate in the $19-billion competition, which will result in the purchase of 88 new fighter aircraft to serve as the air force’s backbone for the coming decades.
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Airbus open to a fighter plane assembly plant in Quebec ahead of federal bids
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Saab are all in the running alongside Airbus for the federal contract.
Bombardier signs US$669M rail car deal with N.J., but no work north of border
Buy American rules are prompting Bombardier’s plant in Plattsburgh, N.Y., to build the multi-level cars, rather than its facility in Quebec.
General Dynamics says cancelling Saudi Arabian contract would cost billions
The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has called into question Canada’s business dealings with the Kingdom.
Crown says no evidence of political interference in Mark Norman case
Norman allegedly leaked government secrets about a $700-million military project in 2015.
